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Cell C and Facebook launch public access Wi-Fi hotspots at UWC
March 21, 2019
Cell C has partnered with Facebook to launch the first public access Wi-Fi hotspots at the Supported by the Facebook Express Wi-Fi platforM, the hotspots will help Cell C bring fast, affordable and reliable internet access to the South African public. The partnership with UWC also marks Cell C’s first steps to rolling out Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. 'As"...
NBA and YouTube launch live games on League’s First Channel dedicated to fans in Sub-Saharan Africa
March 21, 2019
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and YouTube today announced the launch of the NBA’s first YouTube channel dedicated to fans in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to featuring two live games per week in primetime for the rest of the 2018-19 season, including the Playoffs, Conference Finals and The Finals, the NBA Africa YouTube channel will celebrate the impact of African players in the NBA. The channel will also showcase the league’s long history of growing basketball at all levels across the continent"...
Velodyne Demonstrates Lidar Solution for Rich Perception Data Collection on NVIDIA DRIVE Platform
March 21, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced its surround-view lidar solutions for collecting rich perception data in testing and validation are available on the NVIDIA DRIVE™ autonomous driving platform--allowing full, 360-degree perception in real time, facilitating highly accurate localization and path-planning capabilities. Velodyne sensors’ characteristics are also available on NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation™, an open, scalable simulation platform that enables large-scale, bit-accurate hardware-in-the-loop testing of AVs. The solution’s DRIVE Sim™ software simulates lidar and other sensors, recreating a self-driving car’s inputs with high fidelity in the virtual world. “Velodyne and NVIDIA are at the forefront delivering the high-resolution sensing and high-performance computing needed for autonomous driving,” said Mike Jellen, president......
New GSMA Study: China’s Mobile Ecosystem Equivalent To 5.5% Of China’s GDP
March 21, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- China’s mobile ecosystem added RMB5.2 trillion ($750 billion) in value to the country’s economy last year, equivalent to 5.5 per cent of China’s GDP in 20181, according to a new GSMA report. The data features in the first ever China edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series, which is published today at a special roundtable event in Beijing to discuss the latest developments in the Chinese mobile industry as it enters the 5G era. ...
HCL and Xerox Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Operational Transformation
March 21, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, announced that it signed a managed services agreement with Xerox (NYSE: XRX). Under the terms of the agreement, HCL will manage portions of Xerox’s shared services, including global administrative and support functions, including, among others, selected information technology and finance functions (excluding accounting). Leveraging HCL’s global scale and capabilities, Xerox will strategically evolve its shared services into process-first, technology-led digital operations. This seven-year agreement for an incremental $1.3 billion continues to build on the success of the Xerox-HCL relationship, which began in 2009 with product engineering and support services. Under that agreement, HCL currently manages aspects of Xerox’s mechanical, electrical and software engineering activities for printer and imaging product lines. Together, HCL and Xerox have delivered 215 U.S. patents and have created world-class R&D labs that are tightly integrated with Xerox infrastructure and standards.......
Her Excellency Sheikha Hind Attends International Universities Arabic Debating Championship Closing Ceremony
March 21, 2019
Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), attended the closing ceremony of the fifth edition of the International Universities Arabic Debating Championship (IUDC) organized by QatarDebate, a member of QF. The championship – held under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani – took place at Qatar National Convention Centre from March 16-20, 2019, and included"...
Technology: 'Tunisia Digital Summit 2019' kicks off
March 20, 2019
TUNIS - The third edition of 'Tunisia Digital Summit 2019' will kick off on April 2-3 in Tunis. Some 1,000 entrepreneurs, members of the business community who have launched a start-up company, students and experts in new technologies are expected to attend the tech event of the year in Tunisia, as announced at a press conference by the event's organizer and president of 'Tunisie Place' de Marché' (Tpm) Skander Haddar. He explained that the event is a unique occasion to meet for members of the"...
Zoho sees over 100% market growth in the UAE, announces initiatives for the region
March 20, 2019
Zoho, a global provider of cloud-based business software, today announced its plans for expanding and reinforcing its presence in the UAE and GCC region. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the company's annual user conference, Zoholics Dubai. The initiatives include launch of Zoho's Arabic website zoho.com/ar, and alliance with PayTabs, a Bahrain-based company that will help businesses with payment processing. Zoho has seen over"...
Dynatrace Positioned Highest for Ability to Execute and Furthest for Completeness in Vision in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for APM
March 20, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- Software intelligence company Dynatrace LLC, today announced that it has been positioned highest for ‘ability to execute’ and furthest for ‘completeness of vision’ in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring (APM).* “We are proud to see our position this year and extend our gratitude to our customers who constantly challenge and inspire us to keep pushing the boundaries of innovation,” said John Van Siclen, CEO of Dynatrace. “Several years ago, we anticipated that digital transformation would be cloud-first, and that the then emerging enterprise cloud would create a major disruption throughout the application and infrastructure landscape. We took a radical approach, to rebuild from the ground-up a new platform intended to fit the new requirements of dynamic, webscale cloud monitoring. With our unique AI......
Western Union Teams Up with Thunes to Expand Payout Capabilities to Mobile Wallets
March 20, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has teamed up with Thunes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, to enable Western Union customers to send funds directly into mobile wallets around the world. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190318005639/en/ Senders can now utilise Western Union’s growing digital network or an agent location to send funds directly into a recipient’s mobile wallet. “We are continuously expanding and enhancing our account payout portfolio, providing customers with multiple payout options including bank accounts, cards or mobile wallets,” said Sobia Rahman, Global Head of Account Payout Network for Western Union. “Our goal is to make digital money transfer services more accessible, with a specific focus on enabling mobile transactions.” The collaboration will enable greater financial access for consumers - especially those who lack access to traditional financial......
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